Directus is a real-time API and App dashboard for managing SQL database content. From 10.8.0 to before 11.9.3, a vulnerability exists in the file update mechanism which allows an unauthenticated actor to modify existing files with arbitrary contents (without changes being applied to the files' database-resident metadata) and / or upload new files, with arbitrary content and extensions, which won't show up in the Directus UI. This vulnerability is fixed in 11.9.3.
History

Thu, 21 Aug 2025 12:45:00 +0000

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First Time appeared Directus
Directus directus
Vendors & Products Directus
Directus directus

Wed, 20 Aug 2025 19:15:00 +0000

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Metrics ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'yes', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}


Wed, 20 Aug 2025 18:15:00 +0000

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Description Directus is a real-time API and App dashboard for managing SQL database content. From 10.8.0 to before 11.9.3, a vulnerability exists in the file update mechanism which allows an unauthenticated actor to modify existing files with arbitrary contents (without changes being applied to the files' database-resident metadata) and / or upload new files, with arbitrary content and extensions, which won't show up in the Directus UI. This vulnerability is fixed in 11.9.3.
Title Directus allows unauthenticated file upload and file modification due to lacking input sanitization
Weaknesses CWE-434
CWE-73
References
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 9.3, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:H/A:L'}


cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: GitHub_M

Published: 2025-08-20T17:58:06.762Z

Updated: 2025-08-20T18:20:03.663Z

Reserved: 2025-08-14T22:31:17.685Z

Link: CVE-2025-55746

cve-icon Vulnrichment

Updated: 2025-08-20T18:19:56.664Z

cve-icon NVD

Status : Received

Published: 2025-08-20T18:15:35.183

Modified: 2025-08-20T18:15:35.183

Link: CVE-2025-55746

cve-icon Redhat

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